11.19.2009

I've been following Brooklyn-based artist Jose Parla over the past 4 years, and his work just getting more and more layered and complex. His website is still under construction, but you can see a picture of his studio HERE.

11.18.2009

11.17.2009

I miss shooting Polaroid film...please excuse the fake borders...blame it on Rachel! My Polaroids from the old Mandala website...

From Engaget.com:

"Call us crazy, but we never had much faith in the power of The Impossible Project to bring back the legendary Polaroid instant-print film camera. Despite our doubts (and those of the world), that very group has evidently caused quite a stir in the offices of Summit Global, which has today announced that the film-based One Step Camera is on track for a mid-2010 release. The Impossible Project will be in charge of producing a limited number of Polaroid-branded color and B&W Instant Films along the way, and just in case film isn't really your bag, Summit is planning to issue a Polaroid TWO -- described as the "digital version of the traditional camera that produces instant digital photos" -- sometime next year. It's all about bringing sexy back, y'all."

11.16.2009

"Jay Nelson creates objects and structures that facilitate inventive approaches to living. His creations are often meant to be mobile and pose questions about our relationship to the environment that we inhabit and the landscape in which we travel. For the exhibition at Southern Exposure, Nelson will be creating an electric camper pod. Encased in a fiberglass shell, the pod is a small camper home on wheels complete with a water tank, stove, cabinets, fold-down table and convertible bed. The Golden Gate I included in the show at Southern Exposure is a prototype and a proposal for what could possibly be fleet of similar vehicles. Each potential pod is a raw space that can be customized by the inhabitant into a temporary home and a space for introspection."

For more information about Southern Exposure and their current exhibitions, visit SOEX.ORG

11.12.2009

Ben got the idea after he had a dream where aliens gave him a template, oh wait, that was Greenough...

Professional beer-brewer and B-Squad leader Ben Matz showed me his latest shape this morning and it sort of reminded me of an old Japanese cartoon called "G-Force" and their jet called the Phoenix. Anyway, the board works insane...on Ben's first wave he did a few cutbacks and finished off with re-entry into reverse! Where's the Go-Pro hero when you need it? Great job Ben! (Now go make more beer!)